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African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960)
Also known as: Zora N. Hurston, Зора Ниэл Хёрстон, زورا نيل هيرستون, 조라 닐 허스턴, ゾラ・ニール・ハーストン, 卓拉·尼尔·赫斯特
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
- Dust tracks on a road (1944)
- Their Eyes Were Watching God (2008)
- Folklore, memoirs, and other writings (1995)